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020			_a978-0-9922586-0-3
040			_aAFVC
100			_aWynd, Donna _93164
245			_aChild abuse : _bwhat role does poverty play _cDonna Wynd
260			_aAuckland, N.Z. : _bChild Poverty Action Group, _c2013
300			_aelectronic document (44 p.); PDF file: 653.54 KB
500			_aRecommended reading
520			_aThe maltreatment and neglect of children matter because they cause harm to children at the time of the abuse and long afterwards. There is now a substantial body of research linking child abuse with poor outcomes in childhood and/or into adolescence and later life. Consequences of maltreatment, including psychological abuse and neglect, can be physical and/or psychological and these effects cannot always be separated from each other (for example brain damage can lead to behavioural problems). Other consequences for victims may include an increased likelihood of smoking, obesity, high-risk sexual behaviours, unintended pregnancy, alcohol and drug use, fear, isolation, an inability to trust others, low self-esteem, depression and difficulties forming and maintaining Relationships. In addition, It is estimated approximately one-third of abused and neglected children will eventually victimise their own children (Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2008a). Yet the paramount reason that child abuse is unacceptable is because it violates their human rights as children. Present and future social and economic costs are not the only – nor even the main – reason child maltreatment and neglect should be of concern to the government and public. As a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC), New Zealand has a legal obligation to protect and promote children’s rights to provision, protection and participation. A great deal of research has gone into determining the risk factors for child maltreatment and neglect, and a broad range of factors is recognized including the child him/herself, caregivers, the family, neighbourhoods and social settings, social and economic policy settings, and the dynamics and relationships between these actors. A consistent theme in the formal research is the role of poverty in child maltreatment and neglect. The association between child abuse and poverty is reflected in New Zealand data. Rates of hospital admissions for assault, neglect and maltreatment were significantly higher for the most deprived two deciles of New Zealand’s population. Rates of poverty for Māori and Pacific people are consistently double that of European/Pakeha people, regardless of which measure is used (Perry, 2012, p. 118), and Māori and Pacific children were 3.24 and 2.26 times respectively more likely to be admitted to hospital for intentional injuries than European children between 2000-2011 (Craig & et al, 2012, pp. 56-60). A 2000 literature review published by the then Ministry of Social Policy on the physical abuse and neglect of children by family members noted the role of poverty and the role of individuals’ and families’ ability to cope with economic and other stress (Angus & Pilott, 2000). 4 Improving incomes is unlikely on its own to stop the maltreatment and neglect of children in New Zealand but the evidence strongly suggests it needs to be an integral part of any policy package aimed at reducing child abuse. Other factors that would improve outcomes for children and whānau are improved access to affordable, stable housing, and better access to primary healthcare and early childhood care and education. These all form part of the protective environment that could be established and maintained for children in New Zealand. (from the Summary)
610		0	_96015 _aChild Poverty Action Group
650	2	7	_95534 _aPATU TAMARIKI
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE
650	2	7	_aRECOMMENDED READING _96431
650	2	7	_aCHILD NEGLECT _9114
650	2	7	_aCHILD POVERTY _9116
650	2	7	_aMĀORI _9357
650	2	7	_9453 _aPOVERTY
650	2	7	_aRISK FACTORS _9505
650	2	7	_aPACIFIC PEOPLES _93408
650	2	7	_9419 _aPASIFIKA
650	2	7	_aTUAKOKA _95561
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856			_uhttps://www.cpag.org.nz/s/130610-CPAG-Child-Abuse-Report-1-June-2013.pdf _zDownload report, PDF
942			_2ddc _cREPORT